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Can the U.S. Close Its Fertility Gap?
November 13, 2026
Americans are having fewer children than they want. Government attempts to boost birth rates haven’t done much. But new research points to a surprisingly simple way to help — and it starts at home. Melissa Kearney, an economist at the University of Notre Dame, weighs in.
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After a successful trip to Uruguay, Pope Leo heads to Argentina
November 09, 2026
"There's a lot of disagreement over Francis and his legacy in Argentina," said David Lantigua, a theology professor and faculty fellow at the University of Notre Dame's Kellogg Institute, which focuses especially on Latin American affairs. Much of the polemics stems from his tenure in Buenos Aires, when the former Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was a slum priest who advocated for the poorest and most marginalized — the sector of Argentines feeling Milei's social spending cuts the most. "I think we'll see that kind of tension with Leo — that's the ministry Francis left behind," Lantigua said.
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